Thing is, you may be taking the urine but it's a lot closer than you think,
all you have to do is read the first two chapters of the In Crowd and it's
pretty much mapped out, I guess all we have to do is not repeat the past
because "Those who do not remember the past are condemned to repeat it"...
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From: "Jamie Stewart" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Dan Bean" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Cc: "Philip" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "313" <[email protected]>
Sent: Wednesday, November 02, 2005 10:05 PM
Subject: Re: (313) The more things change
I agree. I'm just taking the p.iss is all.
I love a bit of northern in fact my ipod contains both types of music .
Northern and techno.
You're right about the similarities though. The worrying one is the
unwillingness to accept change, which has really been the death knell for
northern. No new people coming onto the scene, not allowing modern or deep
soul tracks to be played at nighters etc.
On the flip though, you can take things too far.
I don;t agree with letting little kids join in on the fun like this one.
http://www.okehsoulclub.myby.co.uk/snapper/images/bcsc/pages/bcscjuly22_jpg.htm
That's just wrong. It reminds me of growing up in southend in the 70's,
I'd see all these sad old Teds with their replica Ted kids. Weird
Dan Bean wrote:
Funny, I was thinking of the parallels between Detroit techno and
Northern Soul the other day. I think there's definitely something to it.
Apart from the obvious similarity of being centered on music from
Detroit, I think that there's a fair amount in common there.
Looking at those pictures, I can think of worse things that ending up
like that. We're all going to get old if we live long enough, and a fair
number of us will put on weight etc, but that's going to happen whether
we're still into music or not, so obviously I'd prefer the former.
On 2 Nov 2005, at 21:09, Jamie Stewart wrote:
There's been a couple of scary threads lately, 'Who do you rate under
25?' As it turns out, there's hardly anyone of that age producing
Detroit techno!
And now this one 'Where is techno headed?'
Well, if you want to know where techno is headed in the next 10 years
the answer can be summed up in two words. 'Northern Soul'.
Check out these amphetamine addled crumblies.
http://www.okehsoulclub.myby.co.uk/snapper/images/darl/index.htm
That's you lot in 10 years that is ;-)
Don't forget the talc.
Philip wrote:
Funsters
I’m trying to get an understanding of techno in ’05 and if it’s any
different from how it’s always been, i.e. relatively marginal. It seems
that the scene is quite healthy, with lots of good new music, but it
also seems that it’s never going to grow beyond it’s current niche
'market', if you like.
I know that once people hear proper techno & house, they dig it, but I’m
curious to know how & where it’s being heard & enjoyed and if it’s
audience has changed at all in the last 20 years.
Do you think that there is a greater awareness and appreciation of 313
techno over the past 5 or 6 years, i.e. post-DEMF / Movement?
If you’re a label or shop owner - are you selling more records & CDs?
If you’re a radio or club DJ - do you play much techno and what kind of
response or feedback to you get? I have noticed that there are quite a
lot of new releases with relatively slow tempos, under 125 BPM or
thereabouts. Does this make a difference to where and when you play
these records, given the fact that they’re clearly not ‘peak time’
records for most club dancefloors?
Innerested to hear what peeps have found. Thanx. Sorry for the lousy
formatting.
philski
